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Forming the lunar farside highlands by accretion of a companion moon

M. Jutzi
E. Asphaug
Research03 Aug 2011
Nature

Volume: 476, P: 69-72
The structure of the asteroid 4 Vesta as revealed by models of planet-scale collisions

Three-dimensional simulations of the global evolution of asteroid 4 Vesta under two overlapping planet-scale collisions closely reproduce its observed shape; but expected large areas of olivine-rich rocks and pure diogenites are not observed on the surface, possibly implying that the outer ∼100 km is composed mainly of a basaltic crust (eucrites) with ultramafic intrusions (diogenites).

M. Jutzi
E. Asphaug
W. Benz
Research13 Feb 2013
Nature

Volume: 494, P: 207-210
Constraining surface properties of asteroid (162173) Ryugu from numerical simulations of Hayabusa2 mission impact experiment

Hayabusa2 mission impact experiment on asteroid Ryugu formed a crater larger than expected. Here, the authors show numerical impact simulations and find that the target cohesion may be very low, indicating the Hayabusa2 impact experiment probably occurred in the transitional cratering regime.

Martin Jutzi
Sabina D. Raducan
Masahiko Arakawa
ResearchOpen Access30 Nov 2022
Nature Communications

Volume: 13, P: 1-8
Morphology of ejecta features from the impact on asteroid Dimorphos

Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission’s impact on asteroid Dimorphos has led to various impact related features. Here, the authors show that those features result naturally from the dynamical interaction of the ejecta with the binary system and solar radiation pressure.

Fabio Ferrari
Paolo Panicucci
Filippo Tusberti
ResearchOpen Access14 Feb 2025
Nature Communications

Volume: 16, P: 1-13
Successful kinetic impact into an asteroid for planetary defence

The impact of the DART spacecraft on the asteroid Dimorphos is reported and reconstructed, demonstrating that kinetic impactor technology is a viable technique to potentially defend Earth from asteroids.

R. Terik Daly
Carolyn M. Ernst
Yun Zhang
ResearchOpen Access01 Mar 2023
Nature

Volume: 616, P: 443-447
Elliptical ejecta of asteroid Dimorphos is due to its surface curvature

Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission impact on asteroid Dimophos resulted in an elliptical ejecta plume. Here, the authors show that this elliptical ejecta is due to the curvature of the asteroid and makes kinetic momentum transfer less efficient.

Masatoshi Hirabayashi
Sabina D. Raducan
Timothy J. Stubbs
ResearchOpen Access14 Feb 2025
Nature Communications

Volume: 16, P: 1-16
The geology and evolution of the Near-Earth binary asteroid system (65803) Didymos

Images collected during NASA’s DART mission of the asteroid Didymos and its moon, Dimorphos, are used to explore the origin and evolution of the binary system. Authors analysis indicate that both asteroids are weak rubble piles and that Didymos’ surface should be about 40 to 130 times older than Dimorphos.

Olivier Barnouin
Ronald-Louis Ballouz
Andrew S. Rivkin
ResearchOpen Access30 Jul 2024
Nature Communications

Volume: 15, P: 1-14
A deep crust–mantle boundary in the asteroid 4 Vesta

Data on Vesta’s surface material provided by the Dawn probe and impacts modelling reveals that Vesta’s crust–mantle boundary must be deeper than 80 kilometres below the surface.

Harold Clenet
Martin Jutzi
Philippe Gillet
Research16 Jul 2014
Nature

Volume: 511, P: 303-306
Catastrophic disruptions as the origin of bilobate comets

This paper puts into question the standard scenario of a primordial formation for bilobate comets. The authors show that bilobate comets can retain their properties even if they form through collisions of larger bodies, which can happen at any time.

Stephen R. Schwartz
Patrick Michel
Derek C. Richardson
Research05 Mar 2018
Nature Astronomy

Volume: 2, P: 379-382
Sputnik Planitia as an impactor remnant indicative of an ancient rocky mascon in an oceanless Pluto

Foreign material delivered as a giant impact can dominate large portions of icy dwarf planets, according to impact simulations. This scenario may explain the peculiar shape and location of the Sputnik Planitia region on Pluto, without the need for a present-day subsurface ocean.

Harry A. Ballantyne
Erik Asphaug
Martin Jutzi
ResearchOpen Access15 Apr 2024
Nature Astronomy

Volume: 8, P: 748-755
Author Correction: The geology and evolution of the Near-Earth binary asteroid system (65803) Didymos

Olivier Barnouin
Ronald-Louis Ballouz
Andrew S. Rivkin
Amendments and CorrectionsOpen Access15 Nov 2024
Nature Communications

Volume: 15, P: 1
Ejecta from the DART-produced active asteroid Dimorphos

Observations with the Hubble Space Telescope reveal a complex evolution of the ejecta produced by the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft impacting Dimorphos.

Jian-Yang Li
Masatoshi Hirabayashi
Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez
ResearchOpen Access01 Mar 2023
Nature

Volume: 616, P: 452-456
Momentum transfer from the DART mission kinetic impact on asteroid Dimorphos

The authors report on a determination of the momentum transferred to an asteroid by kinetic impact, showing that the DART kinetic impact was highly effective in deflecting the asteroid Dimorphos.

Andrew F. Cheng
Harrison F. Agrusa
Giovanni Zanotti
ResearchOpen Access01 Mar 2023
Nature

Volume: 616, P: 457-460
Author Correction: The Molecular Tumor Board Portal supports clinical decisions and automated reporting for precision oncology

David Tamborero
Rodrigo Dienstmann
Janne Lehtiö
Amendments and CorrectionsOpen Access21 Apr 2022
Nature Cancer

Volume: 3, P: 649
The Molecular Tumor Board Portal supports clinical decisions and automated reporting for precision oncology

Tamborero and colleagues develop the Molecular Tumor Board Portal, a virtual platform that integrates and interprets genomics and clinical data from prospective clinical studies, to support clinical decision-making for precision oncology.

David Tamborero
Rodrigo Dienstmann
Janne Lehtiö
ResearchOpen Access24 Feb 2022
Nature Cancer

Volume: 3, P: 251-261

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